Combined well cover and trough



July 23, 1929. A. J. CORMIER l`72L805 COMBINED WELL COVER AND TROUGHFiled oct. ze, 1,928` I INVENTOR /ex e/'orm/'en Patented July 23, 1929.,

narran srarssf ALEXANDER J. CORMIER, or "rYrnnTowN, MISSISSIPPI.

COMBINED WELL COVER man.frItciircn.l

Application sied octoberes, 192e. semaine. 315,257.

This invention is a device to be placed over the top ot bored wellcurbing for the purpose et keeping objects from falling into the well orbeing thrown into the same, and also for the purpose of keeping the wellmouth and its surroundings dry and sanitary.

Further, it is an object to provide a combined well cover and trough inwhich that portion which serves as the mounting means for the troughproper also functions as a cap with cover for the well mouth.

Further, it is an object to provide the troughr proper with a covered orguarded remote end, such end having an outlet in the bottom for thedischarge of the water, the cover, however, terminating short of thewell bucket to be lowered into the trough.

Again, it is an object of the invention to provide the trough with meansto effect an automatic opening of the outlet valve ot the bucket uponits being set into the trough thereby to release the water into thetrough Another object is to provide a supporting cap with a hingedcover, the flange of which is adapted to rest on the upper edges of thesides of the trough proper whereby to hold the cover out ot' contact butclose to the upper edge of the cap so as to provide for air circulationbeneath the cap, if desired.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed outhereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends, my inventionresides in the novel features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described in thefollowing detailed de scription, then be partially pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a well top with my invention applied,the lid being open.

Figure 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section, the lid beingclosed and a well bucket being indicated in the trough in dotted lines.

In the drawing, in which like numerals indicate like parts in all of thefigures, 1 repre sents the well curbing over the top ot which thesupporting cap 2 of my apparatus lits. The cap 2 has an inwardlvprojecting flange 3 to which is hinged the cover 4 the front flange 5 ofwhich is adapted to rest on the upper edges of the sides 9 of the troughproper when the cap is down while the side anges 6 of the cover embracethe adjacent sides of the cap 2.

The trough proper consists of. a bottom and sides 9 the latter extendingpartly across the sides of the cap 2 and being rivetedor otherwisesecured tothe cap. The bottom 'lf is bent up at 8 and lits on the insideot the cap between it and the well curbing 1, the up wardly bent portion8 being riveted or other; wise secured to the cap, as maybe desired.

lt is to be noted that the upper edges of the sides 9 adjacent the cap.2 are located below the upper plane of the cap, lthe purpose Jfor thiswill be clear later.

The trough proper has an outlet s lot 10 in its bottom wall adjacentthat end which is re-. mote from thewell, the portion cut from thebottom 7 to make the opening 10, being downkwardly bent to 'form apouring lip 11.

ln order to keep the water romsplashing out and over on the 'groundbelow so as to avoidV wetting the Vground around the `well theremote endof the trough proper is enclosed by a cover 12 which extends over theJfront and a portion ofv the top of the trough proper, the cover 12having side anges 13 riveted or otherwise 'securedto the sides Si. Italso has an abutment flange 14;' projecting beneath theforwa rd edge ofthe bottom 7 and being riveted or otherwise secured thereto as may bedesired, l 15 areibraces which are pivoted at 16 to the trough properand at their other ends are suitably secured to the well curbing 1. f

Within the trough proper is a member 17 which is secured to the bottom 7in any suitable way in alignment with the space between the cover 12 andthe cap 2. It is into this space that the bucket of water from the wellis set. These buckets are usually provided with valves in their bottomandlwhen thebucket is set over the member 17 that member engages thevalve to push it open thus effecting an automatic discharge of the waterfrom apparent to those skilled in the art to which it relates. v

What I claim is:

1. `A device of the character described comprising a tubular supportingcapto fit over the upper' end of a well curbing, a trough proper carriedby said cap, said trough proper comprising a body having a dischargeopening in its bottom wall adjacent the end remote from the cap, and acover over said remote end.

2. A device of the character described comprising a tubular supportingcap to fit over the upper end of a well curbing, a trough proper carriedby said cap, said trough proper comprising` a body having a dischargeopening in its bottom wall adjacent the end remote from the cap, a coverover said remote end, said cover constituting an end Wall for the troughproper and extending over the top of said trough proper, there being aspace at the top of said trough proper between said cap and said coverto admit of the lowering of a well bucket into the trough.

3. A device of the character described comprising a tubular supportingcap to iit over the upper end of a well curbing, a trough proper carriedby said cap, said trough proper comprising a body having a dischargeopening in its bottom wall adjacent the end remote from the cap, acoverover said remote end, said cover constituting an end wall for the troughproper and extending over the top of said trough proper, therebeing aspace at the top of said trough proper between said cap and said coverto admit of the lowering of a well bucket into the trough, and means insaid trough proper in register with said space to engage the outletvalveJ of a Well bucket located within the trough and open the same.

4. A device of the character described comprising a tubularsupportingcap to iit over the upper end of a well curbing,y a troughproper carried by said cap, said trough proper comprising a body havinga discharge opening in its bottom Wall adjacent the end remote from thecap, ya cover over said remote end, said cover constituting an end wallfor the trough proper and extending over the top of said trough proper,there being a space at the top of said trough proper between said capand said cover to admit of the lowering of a well bucket into thetrough, means in said trough proper in register with said space toengage the outlet valve of a well bucket located within the trough andopen the same, and a cover over said cap.

5. A device of the character described coinprising a tubular supportingcap to tit over the upper end of a well curbing, a trough proper carriedby said cap, said trough properV comprising a body having a dischargeopening in its bottom wall adjacent the end vremote from the cap, acover over said remote end, and a flanged cover hinged to said cap, saidtrough proper having side walls extending from said cap and spaced belowthe top of said cap and said cover having one of its t flanges to reston said side walls when the cover is down.

v6. A device of the character described comprising a tubular supportingcap to fit over the upper end ot a well curbing, a trough proper carriedby said cap, said trough proper comprising a body having a dischargeopening in its bottom Wall adjacent the end remote from the cap, acoverover said remote end, and braces extending from said trough proper tothe well curbing.

ALEXANDER J. CORMIER.

